My earliest memories of hot cross buns are waking up on Easter Sunday by the spicy smell wafting through the house. My dad loved warming up hot cross buns for a special breakfast, delicious with some butter and a sprinkling…

It was during the first lockdown, way back in March last year, that people started baking banana bread, more than usual.   Banana bread usually gets baked when you look at the fruit bowl and see three overripe…

I remember we were in Germany one December. That was when we still didn’t think twice about travelling and flying.  Somewhere on a square in a German city.  It was bitterly cold.  But that smell .... it was amazing. …

A sweet potato soup recipe from this recipe book - A soup for Every Day - is been described in this blog post with pictures.

I just love when I find a recipe for cookies that is always successful, easy, a favourite with (almost) everyone, but above everything else - delicious. In this Rachel Allen recipe book the Double Chocolate Chip cookies is…